THE PROGRAM
DAY 1 :
Our representative will meet & assist you at Cairo airport, Transfer to the hotel, Transfer for
Sound & Light show at the pyramids, Dinner, return to the hotel
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: hotel/Cairo
DAY 2 :
This morning after breakfast, you will meet your Egyptologist tour guide at the hotel’s lobby to
visit the Giza pyramids, the Sphinx, Lunch at local restaurant proceed to visit Saqqara step pyramid &
complex. then back to the hotel.
Meals: breakfast, lunch.
Overnight: hotel/Cairo.
DAY 3 :
After breakfast you & your Egyptologist tour guide will visit the National Museum of civilizations,
old Cairo, lunch, the Egyptian museum, return back to the hotel.
Meals: breakfast, lunch.
Overnight: hotel/Cairo.
DAY 4 :
After breakfast, checkout of the hotel and transfer to Cairo Airport to fly to Aswan, meet your
Egyptologist tour guide to proceed to visit the High Dam, Philae temple, accommodation at the Nile
cruise, lunch and dinner on board the Nile cruise.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Overnight: cruise/ Aswan
DAY 5 :
Early morning (breakfast boxes) Transfer to visit Abu Simbel temples (3 hours’ drive one way) with
your Egyptologist tour guide, back to the Nile cruise, lunch on board, then the cruise will start sailing to
Kom-Ombo, visit Kom-Ombo temple, return to Nile cruise to continue sailing to Edfu.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: cruise/ Edfu
DAY 6 :
After breakfast, visit Horus temple in Edfu, return back to the Nile cruise to continue sailing to
Luxor via Esna lock, Lunch, visit Luxor temple, dinner.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: cruise/Luxor.
DAY 7 :
After breakfast, checkout of the Nile cruise, to visit with your Egyptologist tour guide Valley of the
kings, Hatshepsut temple, Colossi of Memnon, Lunch, and visit the complex of Karnak temples. Transfer
to Luxor airport to fly to Cairo, Transfer from Cairo airport to the hotel.
Meals: breakfast, lunch.
Overnight: hotel/Cairo.
DAY 8 :
After breakfast checkout of the hotel, Transfer to Cairo airport to catch your international flight.
Meals: breakfast.
THE ITINERARY
DAY 1 :
ARRIVAL, and SOUND&LIGHT SHOW
Upon your arrival at Cairo airport our representative will meet & assist you inside the airport to
arrange the visa in advance to skip the lines, then transfer to your hotel in Cairo. in the evening transfer
to the Sound & Light Show at the pyramids, dinner, then return to the hotel.
Meals: dinner.
Overnight: hotel/Cairo.
DAY 2 :
PYRAMIDS, SPHINX, and SAQQARA
We will start our day by visiting the complex of Giza pyramids necropolis where one of the oldest
seven wonders of the ancient world still exists “the great pyramid of king KHufu (Cheops) dating back to
2580BC. -2560BC. Driving by the pyramids of Khafra and Menkaure to the panoramic area where you
will be able to see the three pyramids lined up together, Ride a camel, then drive to see the Iconic great
Sphinx by entering throw the valley temple of king Khafra. lunch at a local restaurant, Drive to visit the
complex of Saqqara where king Zoser’s step pyramid was built dating back to 2667BC. -2648BC, the first
pyramid shape for a tomb in history. return back to the hotel.
Meals: breakfast, lunch.
Overnight: hotel/Cairo.
Day 3 :
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATIONS, and EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
Today we will start by visiting the National Museum of Civilizations, located at Alfustat the oldest
Islamic capital, which is now part of old Cairo, the museum includes a collection of 50000 artifacts
presents Egyptian civilization from prehistoric era till present day plus 22 mummies of Ancient Egyptian
Pharaohs. Visit Cairo national museum which considered the oldest museum in Egypt, and still exhibits
some of the Golden laden contents of king Tut’s tomb, lunch at a local restaurant, then return to the
hotel.
Meals: breakfast, lunch.
Overnight: hotel/Cairo.
Day4:
PHILAE TEMPLE, and THE HIGH DAM
This morning you will checkout of the hotel then transfer to Cairo airport to fly to Aswan, and
proceed to visit the High Dam also known as Al-sad Alali in Arabic, built to provide electricity, stable
supply of water, and protection against the high floods, dating back to 1960AD.-1970AD. proceed to visit
the majestic temple of Philae, the temple of the goddess of love and beauty Isis, Built during the Greek
and Roman period, located on an island between the High Dam and the old Aswan Dam dating back to
the 3rd century BC.to the 2nd century AD. then accommodation at the Nile cruise, lunch and dinner on
board.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Overnight: cruise/ Aswan.
Day5:
ABUSIMBLE, and KOMOMBO TEMPLES
Early morning we will drive to Abu Simbel through the south part of the western desert (3 hours
one way). Abu Simbel temples were built during the reign of king Ramsses II, the great temple dedicated
to Amoun-ra, RaHourakhti, Ptah, and Ramsses II divining himself as well. it’s considered the most
beautiful temple during the reign of Ramsses II and one of the most beautiful in Egypt. the small temple
also known as the temple of Hathor and Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor, Ramsses II chief
consort, and Nefertari, located 100 meters northeast of the great temple. Abu Simbel temples were cut
on the rock, dating back to the 13th century BC. return back to Aswan and start sailing to Kom-Ombo,
lunch on board. then walk to visit Kom-Ombo temples, dedicated to the gods Sobeck and Haroris, it was
built during the Greek and Roman period, dating back to 3rd century BC., return back to the Nile cruise
and continue sailing to Edfu.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Overnight: cruise/Edfu
Day 6 :
EDFU, and LUXOR TEMPLES
This morning, we will visit Edfu temple the most well-preserved temple in Egypt dedicated to Horus
the falcon headed god, was built during Greek ruling in Egypt dating back to 237BC.till 30BC. Then sailing
to Luxor via Esna lock, at sunset you will visit Luxor temple, which was called ipt-resyt in ancient Egypt,
dating back to1400BC., then return back to the cruise.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Overnight: cruise/Luxor
Day 7 :
KINGS’ VALLEY, HATSHEPSUT TEMPLE, COLOSSI OF MEMNON, and KARNAK TEMPLES
After breakfast we will checkout of the Nile cruise, and visit the kings’ valley the principle burial
place of the new kingdom’s pharaohs which includes 64 tombs dating back to 1550BC. to 1050BC. where
you will be able to visit 3 royal tombs and the tomb of the most famous pharaoh of ancient Egypt king
Tutankhamun, and the tomb of the pharaoh Ramsses VI which is known as the library of the kings’
valley, then proceed to visit queen Hatshepsut mortuary temple which is called in ancient Egypt djeser-
djeseru means the holly of the hollies dating back to 1470BC., lunch at a local restaurant, then visit the
complex of Karnak temples, the largest temple of ancient Egypt built on an area more than 247 acres,
the worship center of Amou-re, dating back to 2000BC.,Then transfer to Luxor airport to fly back to
Cairo. transfer from Cairo airport to the hotel.
Meals: breakfast, lunch.
Overnight: hotel/Cairo.
Day 8 :
DEPARTURE
after breakfast checkout of the hotel, transfer to Cairo airport to catch your international flight.
Meals: breakfast.